JLPT N1 Advanced
対症療法
Symptomatic treatment; a temporary solution addressing symptoms rather than the root cause.
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1 Noun
Symptomatic Treatment
A medical approach focusing on alleviating specific symptoms without addressing the underlying disease or condition.
Example
この 薬 は 対症療法 な ので 、 病気 の 根本的 な 原因 は 治せません 。
This medicine is a symptomatic treatment, so it can't cure the underlying cause of the illness.
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2 Noun
A Band-Aid Fix / A Temporary Solution
A metaphor for superficial measures taken to handle immediate problems while ignoring fundamental causes.
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